PACO: Plus, you don’t eat cucumber. I’ve never seen you put this stuff in the salad. I might even suggest that you hate it.

ÁGATHA: Yes, I do not like them, but my skin is looking marvelous!

Notes

Me encanta la pizzaI love pizzaENCANTAR is a verb to express you like smth very much. It is a special verb as it needs a special pronoun before the verb according to the person. It works the same as verb “gustar”. ME encanta, TE encanta, LE encanta, NOS encanta, OS encanta, LES encanta. It can be followed by a singular noun or a verb. For example: “Me encanta el pollo frito” I love fried chicken. Nos encanta viajar. We love travelling. When it is followed by a plural name, then the verb is plural: encantan. Example: Les encantan los tomates.

Faltan huevos, leche, queso…They are missing eggs, milk, cheese…FALTAR is a verb we use to express that we need something that we have not in that moment. It could be even a person. For example, imagine when we are waiting to enter the cinema and someone says: Wait, is missing Maria. Espera, falta Maria. It is a special verb as we always say or write the thing after the verb.

Hay que comprar atún.We have to buy tuna.HAY QUE is a impersonal expression which means that we need, it is necessary to do something. It is followed by an Infinitive. Examples: Hay que beber menos alcohol. We have to drink less alcohol. Hay que conducir más lento. We have to drive slowly.

No me gustan los pescados.I don’t like fish.GUSTAR is a special verb that needs a special pronoun in front of it. It works as verb ENCANTAR. ME gusta, TE gusta, LE gusta, NOS gusta, OS gusta, LES gusta. It can be followed by a singular noun or a verb. For example: “Me gusta la ensalada” I love salad. Nos gusta cocinar. We love cooking. When it is followed by a plural name, then the verb is plural: gustan. Example: Les gustan los pepinos. They like cucumbers.

A mi piel le van de maravilla.My skin is looking marvelous.IR DE MARAVILLA, is a expression that means something is very good for other thing. For example, in this chapter cucumber are great for skin. We say in Spanish: A mi piel le van de maravilla los pepinos. My skin looks great with cucumbers. A mi madre le va de maravilla tomar el sol. My mother feels great with sunbathes. When we want to express the opposite, that something is bad for us,then we say: IR DE PENA